London: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Monday released official figures that show a “collapse” in murder rates as he hailed the UK capital as an antidote to divisive politics and rebuffed US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the city. According to the latest data, there were 97 homicides recorded in 2025, an 11 per…
Ahmedabad/New Delhi: India and Germany on Monday unveiled measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade, critical minerals, and semiconductors, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowing to bolster overall bilateral ties to jointly navigate challenges arising out of geopolitical upheaval. Following talks between Modi and Merz, the two sides inked…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday termed India’s Gen Z as its ‘Amrit Peedhi’ whose creativity, innovative ideas, energy and sense of purpose will play a decisive role in achieving the vision of a developed nation. Addressing the concluding session of Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) here in which he interacted with…
Raja Rao Pochiraju Today, January 12, India bows in reverence to one of its greatest sons—Swami Vivekananda, born in 1863 as Narendranath Datta. While the nation commemorates his birth anniversary, the relevance of Vivekananda today is so profound that his ideas feel not 162 years old, but urgently contemporary. Swami Vivekananda was not merely a…
When the President of the United States speaks with reckless inconsistency and his envoy rushes in to apply diplomatic balm, the question is unavoidable: whom should India believe—Donald Trump or Sergio Gor? US ambassador-designate and Special Envoy to South and Central Asia Sergio Gor wants New Delhi to trust Washington. He urges India to look…
Our General Desk In an age marked by technological acceleration, social fragmentation, and a global mental health reckoning, resilience is no longer a motivational cliché—it is a psychological necessity. The Psychology of Resilience: Coping in a Complex World positions itself firmly within this reality, offering a rigorous, multidisciplinary guide to surviving—and adapting—in a relentlessly complex…
When the ministers of Duryodhana, with folded hands and trembling hearts, approached Dharmaraja, they said, “O King, only you can deliver your kinsmen from the mighty grasp of Chitraratha.” Then the son of Vayu, in a mood of mirth, spoke with a smile: “A blessed turn of fate! The task we intended has been accomplished…
Gaddongri Ganesh Temple is located in Gaddongri village, around 18 km from Nagri town in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh. The presiding deity is Lord Ganesha in a rare Chaturbhuj (four-armed) form. Because this Ganapati is Swayambhu, devotees believe he emerged from the earth by his own divine will. This form of Ganapati is worshipped…
Nonthaburi (Thailand): The Indian men’s team will face Bangladesh in their first match of the SAFF Futsal Championship here on Wednesday. In the pre-tournament press conference on Monday, India head coach Reza Kordi, who took charge of the team in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers in September last year, said the focus is firmly…
New Delhi: Coinciding with the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday distributed scholarships worth Rs 25.25 crore to 1,709 meritorious students from economically weaker sections under the Delhi Higher and Technical Education Assistance Scheme. Addressing the scholarship distribution programme at Thyagaraj Stadium, Gupta said providing financial assistance to students…
